1. Reformation Ideas Spread Dr. Matthew’s World History

2. The Radical Reformation  Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich  Devoted students conclude the baptism should be for professing believers, and by means of immersion.   The emergence of the Anabaptists.  Mistaken identity: other radicals unfairly associated with the Anabaptists.  Legacy: Mennonites, Baptists

3. The English Reformation   English King Henry VIII first opposed to Protestants, and was awarded the title “Defender of the Faith.”

4.   In 1527, he sought to annul his marriage of 18 years to Catherine of Aragon, since Catholic law forbade divorce.   He wanted to marry Anne Boleyn in hopes of having a son.

5.   The Pope refused Henry’s request.   Henry took the Church from the Pope’s control and created the Church of England, making himself its head.

6.   Eventually he married four more times, but had only one son, Edward.

7.   Edward became king at age 10 when Henry VIII died, but he died in his teens.   Protestant King Edward brought Protestant reforms to England.

8.   Mary Tudor, Catherine’s daughter, succeeded him and reinstated the Catholic Church in England.   Queen Mary had hundreds of English Protestants burned at the stake.

9.   When Mary died, Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn’s daughter, became Queen and forged a compromise between Protestants and Catholics.   She then reformed the Church of England.

10. The Catholic Reformation   In response to the Protestant Reformation, Pope Paul III led a vigorous reform movement within the Catholic Church.

11.   Pope Paul III set out to revive the moral authority of the Church and roll back the Protestant tide.

12.   To accomplish these goals, he: – –Called the Council of Trent (1545) to establish the direction that reform should take.

13.   Strengthened the Inquisition.   Recognized a new religious order, the Jesuits, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, to combat heresy and spread the Catholic faith.

15.   Teresa of Avila set up a new order of nuns, which lived in isolation and dedicated themselves to prayer and meditation.

16. Widespread Persecution   During this period of heightened religious passion, both Catholics and Protestants fostered intolerance.

17.   Catholics killed Protestants and Protestants killed Catholics.

18.   Between 1450 and 1750, tens of thousands of people, mostly women, died as victims of witch hunts to combat “magic” linked to heresy, believed to come from the devil.

19. Witch Hunts!!  Between 1450-1750 thousands of Europeans died as a result of witch hunts.  Most scholars believe it had to do with people’s dual beliefs in Christianity and magic!  Witches worked with aid from the devil and were seen as anti-Christian.  Most of the accused were social outcasts.

20. Witch Hunts!!  Most believed there were physical ways to judge whether the person was a witch or not.  Unusual, visible birthmarks  Certain body parts that were insensitive to a needle prick.  Someone around them contracting a disease  The weather!

21.   In some places, Jews were forced to live in ghettos, or separate quarters of the city.   In other places, they were expelled from Christian lands and their books and synagogues were burned.

22. Causes and Effects of the Protestant Reformation   Immediate Effects: – –Peasants’ Revolt – –Founding of Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and other Protestant Churches. – –Weakening of Holy Roman Empire – –Luther calls for Jews to be expelled from Christian lands.

23.   Long-Term Effects: – –Religious wars in Europe – –Catholic Reformation – –Strengthening of the Inquisition – –Jewish migration to Eastern Europe – –Increased anti-semitism